The prompt was presented to the commentariat of an enthusiast blog. It shouldn’t have to be explicitly mentioned in the question.

Fair enough. I do see the advantages of PHEVs, but I don't know of any off the top of my head that I would personally want to drive. And my point was that sacrificing fun for efficiency is not something I want to do. 

I get my opinions from myself, and I based this one on time I spent with the newest example of this segment’s poster child.

I’d imagine pretty much everything you mentioned is also true of the standard Highlander. The hybrid may have a bit more power, but doesn’t appear to have any appreciable advantage in quickness over the ICE model with the larger engine.

No shit. I never said I forget to buy gas (as in, I’ve never run out of gas). I often forget that I NEED to get gas and don’t give myself the extra time to do so without being late to something. It's simply a matter of being a bit lazy sometimes and not feeling like going to the gas station. After a long day, it's not…

Less than you might think. I worked for an electric/gas company here in Wisconsin until this February. Coal is being phased out pretty much everywhere (my company was set to shut down their last coal plant this year). Renewables are also growing rapidly. I think the last I heard, my old company was somewhere around…

Honestly, on the M3, it's not THAT terrible. Just need to get a little jar of matching paint and spray over that black part in the middle where the cameras are. The overall shape is okay, it just needs to be split up. 

How many non-exotic hybrids can you name that your average enthusiast would consider anything above “tolerable” to drive? I understand that they probably aren’t all as harsh as the one I drove (although it was a 2022 Prius with maybe 5k miles on it, so I doubt there’s THAT big of a gap between it and most of the…

I totally get that. The calculus changes dramatically depending on your living situation. If you don't have a place to charge at home/work, the convenience aspect goes away. The cost savings changes a lot, too, as you're likely paying a good deal more than residential rates to charge at a public station. 

The federal government isn’t advocating that you ditch a functioning ICE car that you already own to buy an EV. At least, not more so than they normally try to encourage new vehicle purchases in general because they have donors in the industry. They are simply incentivizing the purchase of EVs over other new cars.

Agreed. If you don’t need a new vehicle, buying anything to save money is a silly proposition (unless, of course, you buy something cheaper than what you can get for your current car). The resources and pollution required to make any new vehicle likely create a worse environmental impact than holding on to all but the…

Buy a hybrid.

I don’t think anyone with any measure of intelligence is recommending ditching a perfectly good car for an expensive EV to save money. That argument comes in a little bit when comparing new cars when you’re ready to get one. Gas where I live is about $4.30/gallon right now. If I fill up once a week, that’s about…

It’s not the train line that is deadly. It’s the stupidity and/or suicidal inclinations of the drivers.

They hate "gubmint" handouts. They have always been fine with grifting people. 

I've definitely taken advantage of this. Last year, I sold my leased Stinger for about 3 grand over the buyout. I just recently sold my new corolla for more than I paid for it 7 months ago (decided to get a "cheap" beater because I'm saving for a house). My parents are right now trading my dad's leased Outback in for…

Which really sucks for those of us that don't. I'd have bought a Fit in a heartbeat last year if they still made them. But all the used ones I could find were either way overpriced for the feature set, or had a ton of mileage. If they'd have done with the Fit what they did for the new Civic, they'd have a hell of a…

Oh, and I want the whole market for tuner cars to come back. Cheap-but-good economy cars with lots of aftermarket part support. Cheap and reliable enough that you don't really care if you void the warranty because anyone with half a brain and a free weekend can fix most things that might go wrong. 

I want actual Civic hatchbacks again. I want my fleet-chic S10 back (single cab, vinyl floors, and all). I want any fun 2+2 coupe that costs less than $30k without being the absolute base model. I want a designed-with-a-ruler full size truck with tweed seats that doesn’t cost 50 grand and can fit in a fucking garage.

Didn't he sell a GR86 (well an FR-S) to buy this thing?